Optic neuritis due to solvent abuse

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 108-110

  Twardowschy, Carlos Alexandre ^a,b   Teive, Hélio Afonso Ghizoni ^a   Siquineli, Fábio ^a   Siquineli, Artur Furlaneto ^a   Búrigo, Ismael Paulo ^a   Carvalho Neto, Arnolfo ^a   Werneck, Lineu César ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SOLVENT; TOLUENE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EYE EXAMINATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NEURITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 42049118311     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2008000100030     Document Type: Article

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